COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department now says that eight vehicles were involved in a crash Wednesday night on Interstate 70 that sent two people to the hospital. CPD wrote in a Thursday evening press release that three people were injured in the crash, though only two needed treatment at a hospital for minor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit woman saved a dog on Thursday before getting pulled to safety. The Holts Summit Police Department wrote in a Thursday social media post that an officer and an animal control officer were called after a dog fell through ice at a lake near Dogwood Drive and Summertree Lane. Police
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67 people are presumed dead after an air crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night.
The same model of airplane involved in that horrific incident, CRJ 700s, fly in and out of the Columbia Regional Airport. American Airlines CRJ 700 planes are used for some flights by Skywest between Columbia, Missouri and Dallas, Texas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were charged in Camden County on Thursday for an ATM theft that occurred early Wednesday in Osage Beach. Mylek Freeman, Christopher Delasbour, Augustus Sherman and Tyrese Holloway were all charged with stealing more than $750 and stealing a vehicle. All four were arrested in Pryor, Oklahoma, and are being held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of a dozen outages in Jefferson City left nearly 400 Ameren Missouri customers without electricity at its peak late Thursday afternoon. The outages appeared on the utility’s map to be clustered south of Highway 50 and east of Highway 54. The largest outage affected 275 customers and began at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A significant portion of the student population at a Camden County school has caused it to call off in-person classes on Friday. The Climax Springs R-4 School District will have its fourth AMI day after about 30% of its 186 students are experiencing flu-like symptoms, a school official said on Thursday. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies related to a string of car break-ins that occurred in north Columbia at the end of December. Carter Gathercole, 18, of Columbia, was charged with three counts of stealing a gun, one count of stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of shooting another person in December after an argument pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies on Monday. Anthony Sharp, 52, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to five years’ probation with a seven-year suspended sentence.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Richland, Missouri, man was charged on Thursday with first-degree statutory rape in Morgan County. A warrant was issued for George Hancock and a $500,000 bond was set. He is not currently listed on the Morgan County Jail roster. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First Aid Beauty face moisturizer First Aid Beauty has recalled nearly 2,800 jars of its Ultra Repair Cream in coconut vanilla. The company says the jars were supposed to be quarantined but instead were sold on its website Firstaidbeauty.com. The jars were not meant for market sale, the company said in a
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President Donald Trump was expected to speak to reporters Thursday morning after a regional jetliner and U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed near Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C.
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Jermarion Burnett-Howard, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Janet Jago, 72, and will be sentenced on April 3.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple officials are voicing their prayers in social media after a passenger plane collided with a US Army helicopter midair at Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, Wednesday. Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt posted on “X” Wednesday night, “as we wait for further details, please join me in praying for the victims of this horrific
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large police presence was seen in a west Columbia neighborhood early Thursday morning. An ABC 17 News reporter arrived a scene on South Heather Lane at 4:30 a.m. and saw multiple Columbia Police Department vehicles along with Bearcat SWAT vehicle. While on scene, ABC 17 crews were told to turn off
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Interstate 70 caused the highway to be closed in a portion of Columbia on Wednesday night. CPD Sgt. Curtis Perkins told ABC 17 News at the scene that seven vehicles were involved in the crash and two people were brought to an area hospital. At least two semi trucks
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have punched a ticket to a third-consecutive Super Bowl, fans are racing against the clock to buy tickets to witness potential history. The Chiefs have the chance to become the first team in win three Super Bowls in a row. Super Bowl 59 will be the
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Boonville police officers were called to a report of a student with a gun on a school bus Wednesday morning. According to the Boonville Police Department, officers responded to a 911 report that a student had a gun on the school bus near 11th Street and Jefferson Road. After an investigation police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the entrance of the Boone County Courthouse on Tuesday was charged with four felonies on Wednesday. Nicholas Walters, 39, was charged with first-degree arson, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mental examination was ordered on Tuesday for a Fulton State Hospital patient who is accused of killing another patient at the facility. Jabril Kanatzar, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault in the death of Christos Karagiannis. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple has pleaded guilty to several felonies, including child sex crimes, in Howard County. Jeremy Cudney, of Fayette, was sentenced to 50 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Friday to drug possession, three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of misdemeanor illegal possession of
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